by RiverCross | Nov 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
“He has sent me to…comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion – to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes…”Isaiah 61:3Nailah’s Hope*Nailah was young when her mother passed away. Nailah’s father,...
by RiverCross | Oct 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”John 8:7Ines’ Hope*Prostitution is rarely the result of a one time struggle, but rather the desperate last resort for...
by RiverCross | Oct 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. There is a river whose...
by RiverCross | Oct 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.1 Peter 2:16Alem’s Hope*At 13 years old, Alem became addicted to drugs. Like many other kids his age, Alem was already too familiar with the stresses of...
by RiverCross | Sep 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
Answer me quickly, O Lord! My spirit fails! Hide not your face from me, lest I be like those who go down to the pit. Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.Psalm...
by RiverCross | Sep 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Ending the Spiral*Every year, an estimated 1 billion children aged 2-17 experience a traumatic event. This trauma comes in a variety of forms from neglect to physical violence, but regardless of the event, it can trigger a downward spiral of vulnerability in the life...
